Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Asquith's administration laid the foundation of Britain's welfare state, but he was plunged into a major power struggle with the House of Lords. Asquith was Prime Minister on the outbreak of World War I, but his government fell in 1916 as a result of the 'Shells Scandal'. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950578
- ISBN
- 9781904950578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Hardback. As T. E. Lawrence did for the Arab world and Richard Burton did for the heart of Africa, Knud Rasmussen opened the landscape and culture of the Arctic. Stephen Bown, biographer of Roald Amundsen, follows Rasmussen's thrilling expeditions, including a three-year sled ride from Baffin Bay to Alaska, Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, two 8-pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306822827
- ISBN
- 9780306822827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.97
€ 29.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. In 1964 Bram Fischer led the defence of Nelson Mandela in the Rivonia Trial. In 1966 Fischer was himself sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa for his political activities against the policies of apartheid. Num Pages: 500 pages, b & w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Edition
- Second edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431407521
- ISBN
- 9781431407521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.13
€ 20.99
€ 19.13
Paperback. In this remarkable introduction, Stephen D. Smith describes the inspiring journey he and his family took in creating the first Holocaust center in Britain. This story was written in response to many questions. It replies with a powerful challenge to all who think that never again is really worth the struggle. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652294913
- ISBN
- 9789652294913
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.47
€ 20.99
€ 15.47
Chinese diplomat V.K. Wellington Koo was involved in virtually every foreign and domestic crisis in 20th century China. This biography gives a picture of one of the essential figures behind the creation of a modern China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123141
- ISBN
- 9780813123141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.11
€ 54.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSU; 3JJG; BGH; JFSL4; JPFF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197896
- ISBN
- 9781845197896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.43
€ 36.99
€ 33.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 black & white plates, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752497792
- ISBN
- 9780752497792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.24
€ 19.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. In the sweltering summer of 1858, the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book presents an account of his life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGH; TBX; TQSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750925808
- ISBN
- 9780750925808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.12
€ 21.99
€ 20.12
Paperback. Though they were acquitted, these same defendants were soon being ostracized by their own neighbors, and within four months of Till's death, Southern blacks were staging the historic Montgomery bus boycott-the first major battle in the coming war against racial injustice that would lead to the passage of civil rights legislation a decade later. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; BGH; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801843266
- ISBN
- 9780801843266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.38
€ 31.38
Paperback. In January 1928 Stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train bound for Siberia where he would embark upon the greatest gamble of his political life. He was about to begin uprooting and collectivization of agriculture and industry across the entire Soviet Union. This book offers an explanation yet of Stalin's power. Num Pages: 976 pages, 2 x 8 b&w plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 46. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141027944
- ISBN
- 9780141027944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.70
€ 21.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. Avoiding the technical jargon and complex logic associated with most books on philosophy, Law brings the thoughts of these great thinkers, from Confucius and Buddha to Wittgenstein and Sartre, to life. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780877471
- ISBN
- 9781780877471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. Las elecciones del 2008 ahora son solo un recuerdo, pero 'que paso con todas las promesas que le hizo Barack Obama al pueblo estadounidense? Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- REV y Actualizado ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602557420
- ISBN
- 9781602557420
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.20
€ 15.99
€ 15.20
Paperback. A charming story of a love affair that repeatedly went up in smoke. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230772441
- ISBN
- 9780230772441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226616674
- ISBN
- 9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.93
€ 21.99
€ 18.93
Paperback. Diocletian and the Roman Recovery is both a portrait of one of Rome's greatest and most original rulers, and a political study in the emergence of Absolutism. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415918275
- ISBN
- 9780415918275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Paperback. Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including "Tom Sawyer", "Huckleberry Finn", "Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson". This book investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain. It analyzes the significance of Twain's books for American culture. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234746
- ISBN
- 9780631234746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.93
€ 43.99
€ 43.93
Paperback. Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest frigate captain in the age of sail. An incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, a master of the quarterdeck and an athlete of the tops, he was as quick to welcome a gallant foe into his cabin as to dive to the rescue of a man overboard. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571277124
- ISBN
- 9780571277124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.77
€ 17.99
€ 12.77
Paperback. Poet and musician, Lady Anne Barnard lived at the heart of Georgian society. High-born yet egalitarian, she travelled to France to observe the Revolution, rejected numerous suitors, and lived independently. Her curious ways attracted gossip right into her final years when she raised an illegitimate child at her home in Berkeley Square. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571311125
- ISBN
- 9780571311125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. "Nobody describes a naval battle better than Taylor a flawless demonstration of the biographer s craft." Jan Morris, The Guardian" Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393347067
- ISBN
- 9780393347067
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.94
€ 18.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. 200 years after his birth, this book assesses David Livingstone's life, impact and legacy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; BGH; HRCX7; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Lion UK
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745955681
- ISBN
- 9780745955681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.20
€ 14.99
€ 14.20